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<br /> <br />Planning & <br />Minutes of <br />Page 3 of 5 <br />Zoning Meeting <br />12-7-89 <br /> <br />Mr. Davis stated he felt there was room for misuse and abuse <br />as the text is written at this time. He asked that the <br />Commission go into the ordinance, review those items in <br />Section 10-300, and clarify them for the citizens. He felt <br />there should be some avenue of protest other than court <br />action. <br />5) CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING <br />Mrs. Graves declared the public hearing closed at 7:40 P.M. <br />Discussion of the proposed changes followed: <br />• <br />Bobby Blackwell - had questions concerning Large Lot <br />Residential Only accessory building (2,000 sq. ft.) in single <br />family residential large lots - he felt the thirty feet (30~) <br />from the rear property line was to strict. He said this was <br />ridiculous and he did not think it was fair. Mrs. Graves said <br />that he was not understanding exactly what the ordinance was <br />saying and she explained that if you go to the back of your <br />house and draw a line across your property and the building <br />should be thirty feet (30') beyond that line. This applies <br />only to large lot accessory buildings over 1,000 sq. ft. Mr. <br />Blackwell asked if a person could come before the Board of <br />Adjustments and get a variance on the setback if this was <br />necessary, Mr. ,Albrecht said that this was possible. Mr. <br />Blackwell said that he agreed as long as there was some <br />recourse for the citizen. <br />Charles Boyle left the Table at 7:50 P.M. for the discussion <br />of his request. <br />Mr. Edmonds said he agreed 100 to the request of Mr. Boyle <br />to change Table A of Ordinance No. 1501 of Commercial Uses to <br />allow a Kopy-Kid type operation in General Commercial zones <br />in the City of La Porte. Mrs: Graves explained the purpose <br />of this change. was dealing with the SIC numbers. Mr. <br />Blackwell said he agreed that this should be added. Mr. <br />Edmonds made a motion that the request be granted and the <br />kopy-kid type of operation be allowed in General Commercial, <br />motion was seconded by Bobby Blackwell. All were in favor and <br />the motion passed. <br />Mr. Boyle returned to the Table at 7:54 P.M. <br />Mrs. Browder brought up the fact that they were to discuss the <br />® tree preservation. Mr. Albrecht stated the staff would like <br />to make the change in the paragraph as follows: No person, <br />firm or corporation desirous of developing or improving any <br />